Student Guidance Counseling

What is the Comprehensive Guidance & Counseling Program?

Ann Arbor Public Schools’ Comprehensive Guidance & Counseling Program provides the complete support all students need to overcome obstacles and achieve their academic, personal/social and career development objectives.

The program includes four unique but interconnected components — Guidance Curriculum, Responsive Services, Individual Student Planning and Systems Support — designed to help make the most of each student’s middle and high school experience.

Keeping students on track for success.

Through our Comprehensive Guidance & Counseling Program, all AAPS middle and high school students have access to the attention, support and tools they need to succeed. Our four program components combine classroom instruction, individual counseling and/or intervention, and community/family outreach to maximize student potential and outcomes.

Consultation with parents, school staff, administrators and community agencies

Achievement team process

Community referrals

Individualized Planning helps students identify interests and manage their personal and career development with:

Curriculum planning

Educational Development Plan (EDP)/career exploration

Self-advocacy

Social connection

Systems Support oversees the guidance component and facilitates other school programs through:

Guidance needs assessments and program audits

Ongoing professional development

Community outreach

Business partnerships

Parent education meetings

Exceptional counselors for exceptional results.

At Ann Arbor Public Schools, our counselors are proud of their continued commitment to all middle and high school students. Each is dedicated to helping students prepare for tomorrow, guiding them toward what is possible from an academic, personal and career perspective. Students, in turn, learn important life skills for the future.

AAPS counselors facilitate healthy student development by serving as:

Leaders who promote comprehensive guidance and counseling services, and share valuable information and skills that contribute to a positive school experience overall.

Counselors who provide direct support services to students through individual and small group meetings, crisis intervention and classroom guidance in cooperationwith teaching staff.

Consultants who collaborate with teachers, parents, administrators, teacher assistants, the school nurse, outside agency personnel and others to determine how best to address student needs and facilitate healthy development.

Coordinators who manage referrals to outside agencies, support school-community partnerships and arrange in-school counseling such as advisor-advisee, student assistance and peer counseling.

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ANN ARBOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS STATEMENT OF NON-DISCRIMINATION: No person shall be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination in any educational program or activity available in any school on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, creed, political belief, age, national origin, linguistic and language differences, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, socioeconomic status, height, weight, marital or familial status, disability or veteran status. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policies: The Executive Director of Human Resources, 2555 S. State Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 (734) 994-9444. See also AAPS Board of Education Policy 5010 Non-Discrimination.